Unable to afford the doctors visits and medical bills associated with an actual medical abortion, Jennie L. McCormack of Idaho instead had her sister purchase drugs online to ingest in order to cause a miscarriage. McCormack, who is the mother of three, is now being charged with "unlawful abortion" according to the Associated Press.

If McCormack is found guilty, she could be subject to a $5000 penalty as well as up to five years in prison.

McCormack's case is a sign of the true desperation of women in this country. She said she believed she was only 14 weeks along, although the examination of the remains concluded it was more likely 20-25. She is already a mother of more than one child, one still a toddler. But financially she was cut off from any choice she wanted to make about how many people she wanted in her family, unable to procure an abortion she couldn't afford, and now facing criminal penalties for taking the only option left to her.

According to the report, McCormack was turned into the police by the sister of one of her friends, a woman who stated "There's other things she could have done. She could have asked for some type of help."

But it's obvious that the only "help" that was acceptable in this situation, according to the tipster, was to have the baby, and that the woman who contacted the police did it solely to punish McCormack. "I'm a grandmother myself. And the love and the compassion I have for my grandkids? They're my life. And I felt that if somebody didn't speak up for this baby, who would? It doesn't have a voice anymore," Carnahan said.

Idaho has recently passed a 20 week abortion ban, making any abortion after that point a criminal activity. How many more women will take it into their own hands to try and self-abort due to the lack of ability to obtain a doctor who can perform the procedure safely? And how many women are conservatives willing to throw in jail for the crime of not wanting to add another mouth to feed to their families?

Obviously, this article is very biased in favor of the woman. Now, while I am just about as pro choice as you can get, but I really do think that this woman should be charged with something. What she did was STUPID. There are many free clinics (at least where I live) that will give you an ultrasound to know how far along you are. I'm not really sure what happened to this woman or her baby, but I'm quite sure a lot of terrible things could've happened and she could've wound up with a baby with all sorts of problems. I don't believe this was the only option that was left to her. If she truly claimed that she thought she was 14 weeks, she had likely known that she was pregnant for awhile and should've come up with some sort of plan sooner. (I'm assuming she didn't just wake up one day and say "Oh, I think I'm 14 weeks pregnant!" without ever having been to a doctor)

Unable to afford the doctors visits and medical bills associated with an actual medical abortion, Jennie L. McCormack of Idaho instead had her sister purchase drugs online to ingest in order to cause a miscarriage. McCormack, who is the mother of three, is now being charged with "unlawful abortion" according to the Associated Press.

If McCormack is found guilty, she could be subject to a $5000 penalty as well as up to five years in prison.

McCormack's case is a sign of the true desperation of women in this country. She said she believed she was only 14 weeks along, although the examination of the remains concluded it was more likely 20-25. She is already a mother of more than one child, one still a toddler. But financially she was cut off from any choice she wanted to make about how many people she wanted in her family, unable to procure an abortion she couldn't afford, and now facing criminal penalties for taking the only option left to her.

According to the report, McCormack was turned into the police by the sister of one of her friends, a woman who stated "There's other things she could have done. She could have asked for some type of help."

But it's obvious that the only "help" that was acceptable in this situation, according to the tipster, was to have the baby, and that the woman who contacted the police did it solely to punish McCormack. "I'm a grandmother myself. And the love and the compassion I have for my grandkids? They're my life. And I felt that if somebody didn't speak up for this baby, who would? It doesn't have a voice anymore," Carnahan said.

Idaho has recently passed a 20 week abortion ban, making any abortion after that point a criminal activity. How many more women will take it into their own hands to try and self-abort due to the lack of ability to obtain a doctor who can perform the procedure safely? And how many women are conservatives willing to throw in jail for the crime of not wanting to add another mouth to feed to their families?

Obviously, this article is very biased in favor of the woman. Now, while I am just about as pro choice as you can get, but I really do think that this woman should be charged with something. What she did was STUPID. There are many free clinics (at least where I live) that will give you an ultrasound to know how far along you are. I'm not really sure what happened to this woman or her baby, but I'm quite sure a lot of terrible things could've happened and she could've wound up with a baby with all sorts of problems. I don't believe this was the only option that was left to her. If she truly claimed that she thought she was 14 weeks, she had likely known that she was pregnant for awhile and should've come up with some sort of plan sooner. (I'm assuming she didn't just wake up one day and say "Oh, I think I'm 14 weeks pregnant!" without ever having been to a doctor)

If what this article says is true and this baby was 20-25 weeks along, then this baby was possibly viable outside of the womb. It wasn't just her body anymore... there was a live baby in there that is dead now.

If what this article says is true and this baby was 20-25 weeks along, then this baby was possibly viable outside of the womb. It wasn't just her body anymore... there was a live baby in there that is dead now.

I agree with what you are saying, however, I do think that some sort of line should be drawn. This woman was not exercising a right, she illegally ordered the abortion pill and took it knowing that she was further along than she should've been for it to work successfully. By no means do I think that she should be charged with murder or anything, but what she did could've landed her with a living child with serious problems. That's my main problem with what she did. I think if you're going to have an abortion, you need to make sure it's going to be a successful one. She had no way of knowing whether or not this would work out the way she planned.

ETA: I'd compare it to someone repeatedly punching themself in the stomach to try to cause a miscarriage. Not exactly a successful way to have an abortion.

I agree with what you are saying, however, I do think that some sort of line should be drawn. This woman was not exercising a right, she illegally ordered the abortion pill and took it knowing that she was further along than she should've been for it to work successfully. By no means do I think that she should be charged with murder or anything, but what she did could've landed her with a living child with serious problems. That's my main problem with what she did. I think if you're going to have an abortion, you need to make sure it's going to be a successful one. She had no way of knowing whether or not this would work out the way she planned.

ETA: I'd compare it to someone repeatedly punching themself in the stomach to try to cause a miscarriage. Not exactly a successful way to have an abortion.

If the tipster was so concerned about giving the aborted fetus a voice- what about this woman's other children? How is she supposed to come up with $5000 for the fine? People like that lady are the worst.

If the tipster was so concerned about giving the aborted fetus a voice- what about this woman's other children? How is she supposed to come up with $5000 for the fine? People like that lady are the worst.

Birth control is not 100%, both by design and by human error. Pregnancy isn't always a choice, it's a biological process. You can see this with your very eyes by how many women are desperately trying to get pregnant, and how many women have unwanted pregnancies.

And why should the woman take all the blame? The man also participated, but he has the ability to walk away.

Birth control is not 100%, both by design and by human error. Pregnancy isn't always a choice, it's a biological process. You can see this with your very eyes by how many women are desperately trying to get pregnant, and how many women have unwanted pregnancies.

And why should the woman take all the blame? The man also participated, but he has the ability to walk away.

Yeah and that's why I said NO SEX. If she is wants sex and plans to kill the baby if the birth control fails then she should cut out sex altogether. Who is she to decide who deserve to live and who doesn't? She should go to prison.

Yeah and that's why I said NO SEX. If she is wants sex and plans to kill the baby if the birth control fails then she should cut out sex altogether. Who is she to decide who deserve to live and who doesn't? She should go to prison.

I don't feel sorry for her. Not even a little bit. I know where babies come from. If I truly didn't want more, I would have tripled up on birthcontrol or, gee, here's a thought, not had sex unil I figured my sh/t out.

I don't feel sorry for her. Not even a little bit. I know where babies come from. If I truly didn't want more, I would have tripled up on birthcontrol or, gee, here's a thought, not had sex unil I figured my sh/t out.

Also the man cant force her to kill her baby that was her own choice. Oh and she could have had the baby gave it away and walked away too. Theirs plenty of people who would have paid her every penny plus some that it cost to have a baby.

Also the man cant force her to kill her baby that was her own choice. Oh and she could have had the baby gave it away and walked away too. Theirs plenty of people who would have paid her every penny plus some that it cost to have a baby.

And who are you to decide what she does with her body? And to demand everyone not have sex if they don't plan on having a baby is the equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and going "lalalalala".

"Who is she to decide who deserve to live and who doesn't?"

And who are you to decide what she does with her body? And to demand everyone not have sex if they don't plan on having a baby is the equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and going "lalalalala".

I'm not sure if it's just a state or area thing...but the Planned Parenthood I went to for mine offered financial assistance.

My question is...what if she, hypothetically, DIDNT know she was pregnant. Continued the same course with the drugs or whatever she used to induce the abortion, and miscarried anyway? Would that have been illegal?

I'm not sure if it's just a state or area thing...but the Planned Parenthood I went to for mine offered financial assistance.

My question is...what if she, hypothetically, DIDNT know she was pregnant. Continued the same course with the drugs or whatever she used to induce the abortion, and miscarried anyway? Would that have been illegal?

Who am I to decide? Oh you need to grow up!! If she had overdosed a 1 year old than that's unforgivable. But your saying just because this baby had not enter the world yet it's ok to murder? What is this world coming to?

Who am I to decide? Oh you need to grow up!! If she had overdosed a 1 year old than that's unforgivable. But your saying just because this baby had not enter the world yet it's ok to murder? What is this world coming to?

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